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UMSNH Marks 108th Anniversary as Michoacán Pledges 300 Million Pesos for Campus Repairs

The ceremony doubled as a pledge of full funding, with 300 million pesos earmarked to rehabilitate neglected campuses.

Overview

  • Rector Yarabí Ávila celebrated the university’s humanist and revolutionary identity and its role in forming socially committed professionals.
  • Ávila reported advances in educational quality and coverage while noting that improving indicators and rankings remains a work in progress.
  • Education Secretary Gabriela Molina, representing Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla, reaffirmed support for the university’s roughly 55,000 students.
  • Molina framed UMSNH’s mission as aligned with the Nueva Escuela Mexicana and with the government plan referenced under Claudia Sheinbaum.
  • The anniversary event gathered officials, university leaders and unions, and concluded with a flashmob led by the Banda de Guerra nicolaita.